In America , it was called "Glitter Rock" , which meant Elton John , who probably had a total of TWO Glitter or Glam songs ("Saturday Night's All Right For Fighting" , "The Bitch Is Back" , which always sat well with "Gudbuy T'Jane") was accepted as part of the genre , mainly because of his stage gear.

Kiss was accepted into the fold , early on , but , they were into something that I would'nt call Glam , just because they wore Glitter. They took elements of The Dolls , Slade and Alice Cooper , and commercialized them.   Alice Cooper and David Bowie were thrown into this battle of "Shock Rock" practitioners , which really was;'nt fair to either of them. They were so different. Alice leaned more toward Horror , booze and cheap sex. As he said , it was cabaret. Maybe Bowie was cabaret , too , but , he leaned toward Sci - Fi , Straight sex disguised as Bisexuality, and , eventually , prodigous Cocaine use. THE ORIGINAL SPIDERS (Alice , of course , started out with his own Soiders , 4 of teh fiveoriginal Alice COOPER Group.) had a hard raunch sound , comparable to The ALICE cOOPER gROUP , BUT , THEY WERE VERY DIFFERENT , TOO. Alice would'nt simulate fellatio or ....UM ..."rear entry" with ome of his boys. The amusing part is , David , not Alice , was married with a young Son. Of course , Alice would eventually marry and Father some kids , and he's still with his wife of almost 40 years , today.          It all read like a beef between professional Wrestlers , who were actually friends, but followed the Promotors.

Alice and David were FRIENDS !  I guess they figured , any press is good press. They were the two top (Diamond ) Dogs , but , Alice was all over the radio. I don't remember hearing David on the radio , until "Fame" hit it big , with 'Suffragette City" , "Space Oddity " , "Rebel , Rebel" , "Changes " , andothers , sunsequently going into rotation. bY THAT TIME , however, Alice was recieving more minimal airplay.  David's comeback , in 1983 , seemed to take forever. Alice did'nt jump on the modern HEAVY METAL bandwagon 'til '86 . BY '90 ,HE'D REACHED THAT AUDIENCE , BUT , ON THEIR TERMS. wHEN i FINALLY SAW HIM AGAIN , IN '98  , HE WAS GOING FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH. I'm sure David's lad tour was just  as good , in it's own way , but , I did'nt have $100 to go see him in a venue with crap acoustics.

That's pretty funny "If only for the sleighbells.".

 

Wailers - Christmas Spirit.

 

Plan 9 - "Merry Christmas".

 

Andre Williams - "Poor Mr. Santa Claus" (XXX Rated version.)

 

Bob Seger - "Sock it To Me , Santa"

 

Teddy and The Tall Tops - "Christmas in The Congo"

 

James Chance - "Christmas With Satan"

 

Ramones - "Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight ).

 

Slade - Merry Christmas , Everybody

 

Gary Glitter - "(Let's Have a ) Rock 'n'Roll Christmas"  (Yeah , I know , bu t, you listen to the pHIL sPECTOR cHRISTMAS aLBUM , don't you ?)

 

Wizzard - "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day"

 

Cordell Jackson - "Rock'n'Roll Christmas".

 

Elvis - "Santa Claus is Back in Town".

 

Screamin' Jay Hawkins with The Fuzztones - "It's That Time Again'

 

Trashmen - " Dancing With Santa"

 

Royal Guardsmen "Snoopy's Christmas".

 

POLKAHOLICS "Sausage Balls" (Jingle Bells)........ok ,they're not all Garage Punk , but , if you're sick to death of Christmas music , already (And who could blame you?), it's a good place to start.....

It almost goes without saying, but: The Sonics - "Santa Claus" and "I Don't Believe in Christmas"

 

The Didjits - "Under the Christmas Fish",

Sloppy Seconds - "Lonely Christmas",

Chuck Berry - "Run Run Rudolph" (also The Humpers' version),

Jukebox Zeroes - "Christmas in the City (Ain't Too Pretty)",

and The Stooges - "Now I Wanna Be Your Dog", if only for the sleigh bells.

Now in the Lovesores http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chod2CRhY2Y

 

Also two old faves:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN8n99BUO-A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHFdYYIaEIc

It's that time of year again... Santa Claus is dusting off his baubles and we're being overrun by terrible Christmas songs 24 hours a day on the radio. What are the best garage punk Christmas tracks to defeat the cheesy pop music monster???

The Dandelion Seeds did a record back in the day. you can listen to it here: http://thedandelionseeds.bandcamp.com/album/the-dandelion-seeds

John Schooley has posted some pretty cool photos of the Revelators and Oblivians from their 1997 European tour on his blog. Check 'em out at the link below:

 

http://johnschooley.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/these-never-before-seen-pics-from-the-revelatorsoblivians-1997-european-tour-will-blow-your-mind

 

Am I feeling old or does 1997 feel like it was a lifetime ago now???

Chris , that's very sexist , saying they should be on BROAD - cast......what ? Oh , I'm sorry . Forget I said anything.

Ever see a band or singer you love in a movie , but ,were frustrated that they went by so fast , BUT, appreciative that they were there at all?

 

Here's a few...

 

The Birds - "The Deadly Bees".

Teenage Head - "Class of '84". 

Screamin' Jay Hawkins - " American Hot Wax" (For more Screamin' Jay , in champion form , look for the movie , "Joey".)

The Leaves - "The Cool Ones" - Better than most cameos , but still too short.

 

anyway , I'll think of some more. Just trying to help get Psychotronic Culture up and moving around , again.

I can think of better topics , and I'm sure you can , too.......  

has anyone use Palamino Records Pressing in Shephardsville KY for small vinyl runs?

.....and it was'nt even "Merry Christmas , Everybody!".  No , it was the Proto - Power Ballad , "Everyday". Could'nt tell you what the product was , but , who cares?

Slade is on American Television for the first time in probably 30 years ("Run , Run Away" , their brief major chartbuster , and I guess , "My , Oh My" , briefly got them on American Bandstand and other US idiot box shows.).  It almost sounds like an uncannily spot - on remake with Noddy on vocals , but , maybe I was still in shock.

I know this does'nt sound like major breaking news , but , I thought it was worth a post. Listen for it. Our friends in The UK , of course , can listen to "Merry Christmas , Everybody" on the radio.

HA ! HA! It's still pretty rough. Seems like Warren could have released it , anyway , as a gamble. See how the fans like it.

I meant to say what *they intended to release. not *I intended to release. haha

Yeah! That footage rules! They’re making a documentary about them. Japanese release only I assume though.

The new released Egg Studio recordings are the slickest teengenerate recordings I ever heard. Apparently that’s what I intended to release as Get Action, but Tim Warren turned it down because it was too slick. So they went back to Japan and re-recorded the album to 4 track, with all the pods in the red….which ended up being the Get Action album.

Here’s a track from the egg studios session. Pretty damn slick by Teengenerate standards!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEOiKz7F_OY

I'M - A SCARED , BUT , i SUPPOSE i should have a listen.......I LIKED JOEY AND HOLLY BETH VINCENT'S TAKE ON " I GOT YOU , BABE" , THO , IN HINDSIGHT , I'D HAVE LIKED TO HAVE HEARD THEM RECORD SOME ORIGINAL TUNES , TOO.  AT THE PONDEROSA STOMP , THE SLOTHS ACTUALLY PLAYED A SONG THAT HOLLY WROTE FOR JOEY , AND TRIED TO GET HIM TO DO , BUT , HE DIED BEFORE HE COULD RECORD IT.

 

You must have seen the Teengenerate footage that's going around , from The Fireside Bowl in Chicago. I was at that show , and another one the same evening , and , they were great , but , I never liked their records too much. I think they would've sounded better  if they had a half - decent production , I DON'T MEAN LIKE SLICK 80'S POP Production , but not so intentionally bad. The Lo - Fi thing was already on it's way out. But , that's just me , "Unpopular Opinions". I felt the same way about Black Flag , and I do , now , about Jim Jones Revue. A great band .....IF everything were'nt in the red.

If the extreme volume and bad production worked , I'd be all over it. But , even Blue Cheer did'nt fall back on THAT much excess when they started touring again . That said , while I did like Teengenerate , most of the other Crypt stuff that was not BFTG , or other , related reissues , barring The Devil Dogs , I TRIED TO DIG , BUT , COULD'NT......Tim seemed to be down on modern Garage bands , like there were NONE to suit his taste , anymore. There must have been a few.   He did catch up with The Gories , when they had one foot out the door.

Teengenerate! Crypt finally released their 1994 Egg Studio session. Can't wait until it comes in. After Ramones, Teengenerate were a life changing discovery.

Helen Love is Electro Indie Pop from Wales. Joey Ramone was a big fan. He even dueted with her on an earlier release in the 90's.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZVBmGFt76o

if you've ever seen the Thunders' docunentary ,  "Born To Lose" ,by Lech Kowalski , but , apparently  never finished ( Though shown , here , in Chicago , and in Detroit and NYC in three different versions , in or around 1997.) , much of it reads liek a reality show , but one that does'nt make an oxymoron of the term , like all these "Reality'' shows on TV do , today. Kowalski tried to cover his friend , Thunders' life and career without pulling any punches.

 

Similarly , I would LOVE to see him cover the upcoming fiasco over his estate , which was always worth more than even he had been told , when he was still alive. Sylvain Sylvain told me, the minute Johnny dropped dead , he was called in , as were the other surviving ex - New York Dolls , to recieve his FIRST - EVER royalty check  from Mercury Records. And , as I recall , it was for a whomping $3000 !  OK , The Dolls had no hit records (Tho' the article states that "Personality Crisis " was a hit - HUH ?!) . but between reissues (Admittedly sporadic until the '90s.) and publishing for cover versions of their songs , and just the sales from the first go 'round , Thunders , and all The former Dolls , should have had the makings of a decent - sized estate.

OK , WE KNOW WHERE MOST OF HIS MONEY WOULD HAVE GONE , BUT , SYLVAIN TOLD ME THAT UNTIL JOHNNY DIED , THEY WERE TOLD THERE WAS NO MONEY. WTF?!       

 

I'd forgotten that his Sister had passed on , and did'nt know Vito was out of the joint (He's interviewed in the movie , from Prison .). HE HAD ANOTHER SON , NOT Dino , as I recall , because he's literally told , on camera , that Johnny Thunders was his Father, in the movie. I think Dino always knew . I remember reading that he had 3 Sons and a Daughter. yes , this should get very interesting. But , it's not surprising that , with someone minding the store ,  Johnny's estate should now be worth a lot more than when he checked out.

 

The article also blunders , majorly , by saying The Dolls broke up in 1974. They did'nt officially break up until 1975 , and David and Sylvain kept it going under the original name , or several variations , until 1976 , maybe even very early '77 (?), until David went solo , and Syl played in his band for a while.

My only question is, why do we not have a "Thunders & Sons" reality show?

 

http://nypost.com/2013/12/09/new-york-dolls-estate-fight/

 

Ugh.

I guess it does , but , in their time , they stood out like a sore thumb that'd been bludgeoned with a sledge hammer. When I first saw them , in 1990 , everybody there , but me , was cowering in the very back of the venue. They were definitely into their own thing , and most people did'nt get it until after they split up. They were not of their time , and they were seldom taken seriously.

Ya, sounds like something a band would say. 

IF YOU ASKED THE GORIES , THEY MIGHT SAY "BUT WE WERE'NT TRYING TO BE MODERN OR RELEVANT ! ". Just sayin'.

...then not too long after that I heard I Know You Be Houserockin' by The Gories. That blew my mind even more. So you can play this music today and still make it modern and relevant?!!!

...then not too long after that I heard I Know You Be Houserockin' by The Gories. That blew my mind even more. So you can play this music today and still make it modern and relevant?!!!

Definitely Here Are The Sonics. I clearly remember hearing Strychnine at my friends house. Changed my life. 

I thought i was the only one that didn't likeTurbonegro.......everyone says i should like them, but nope, doesn't do anything for me.

 

John....I've seen The Lyres many times over the years, but never DMZ. If like you, i saw DMZ first, i probably would be thinking the same thing as you, as DMZ were a huge kick to the balls for me when i first heard their records!! They blew away so many bands from their era and still stand above to this day!!